The Everlasting Australian Star Flower (Vachelli) 
The Everlasting Australian Star Flower 
( Vachelli) — Burbank Strain 
The remarkable feature of this flower 
is that the color and form are retained 
permanently. It is one of the most unique 
and the very finest of the everlasting 
flowers. It does not succeed everywhere, 
however, but where it does it is the most 
beautiful of all the everlasting types. The 
flowers grow in clusters of twenty to one 
hundred in various shades of pink and 
white. It is a half hardy annual eight to 
twelve inches high. It seems to thrive best 
on new land, which sometimes produces it 
wonderfully well, while on old garden soil 
it is frequently not a success. It is best, 
therefore, for those who attempt to grow 
this to secure the virgin soil, and any effort 
is well repaid by good results. 
Twenty-five cents the packet. 
Euphorbia Marginata 
(Snow on the Mountain) 
This is one of the most interesting of 
plants on account of its unique character 
of bloom. The slender light green stems 
are from two to three feet high. At 
the tips grow clusters of white margined 
leaves which, growing in the utmost pro- 
fusion surround the small flowers which 
are nearly hidden by the curious varie- 
gated leaves, giving the plant the appear- 
ance of a bank of snow. The leaves are 
responsible for its unique attractive ap- 
pearance. Twenty-five cents the packet. 
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